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D'Onofrio, Alexandra - 2015

What are the socioeconomic effects of foreign aid in developing countries? How effective is aid in promoting social capital? The paper focuses on these questions from an empirical perspective and assesses the casual effect of foreign aid on trust in Uganda. Individuals living in counties that...

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Poverty and wellbeing impacts of microfinance : what do we know?

Maîtrot, Mathilde; Niño-Zarazúa, Miguel - 2017

Over the last 35 years, microfinance has been generally regarded as an effective policy tool in the fight against … address this question, we conduct a systematic review of the quantitative literature of microfinance's impacts in the … the limited comparability of outcomes and the heterogeneity of microfinance-lending technologies, together with a …

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Financial literacy and food safety standards in Guatemala : the heterogeneous impact of GlobalGAP on farm income

Müller, Anna K.; Theuvsen, Ludwig - 2015

The transformation of the global agrifood system is characterized by the increasing importance of food safety and quality standards. This trend is challenging farmers in countries like Guatemala, who often lack necessary skills and assets. We contribute to the ongoing discussion about the impact...

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Impacts of Trade Liberalization on the Development of Agricultural Sector and its Prospected Role in Development in Developing Countries

Rahahela, Mohammed - 2015

This study constitutes an attempt to empirically evaluate, in a cross-country context, the respective roles of various theories of dynamic gains from trade liberalization in explaining observed positive impact of trade openness on development and agriculture sector and the prospected role of the...

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Evaluating Rural Electrification Projects - Methodological Approaches

Peters, Jörg - 2009

In recent years, the international community has expanded efforts in programme evaluation to improve the accountability of development projects. This paper presents approaches to implementing state-of-the-art evaluations in rural electrification projects, taking into account specific challenges...

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Evaluating rural electrification projects : methodological approaches

Peters, Jörg - 2009

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Rendite machen und Gutes tun? : Mikrokredite und die Folgen neoliberaler Entwicklungspolitik

Klas, Gerhard (ed.); Mader, Philip (contributor) - 2014

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Rendite machen und Gutes tun? : Mikrokredite und die Folgen neoliberaler Entwicklungspolitik

Klas, Gerhard (ed.); Mader, Philip (contributor) - 2014

Mikrokredite sind seit mehr als zehn Jahren zentraler Bestandteil der Entwicklungspolitik. Sie werden als Wunderwaffe gegen die Armut gepriesen, mit der sich Frauen emanzipieren und Kleinunternehmerinnen eine Existenzgrundlage erarbeiten können. Unter dem Stichwort "Social Business" werben...

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On the effectiveness of child care centers in promoting child development in Ecuador

Rosero, José - 2012

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Menstruation hygiene management and work attendance in a developing country

Krenz, Astrid; Strulik, Holger - 2019

Women in developing countries face challenges in terms of managing their menstrual hygiene. Oftentimes they do not possess the right means nor materials nor have access to the right facilities. Using a newly released dataset for Burkina Faso and propensity score matching, we provide for the...

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